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2022 November 09 - The Asymmetric Nebula Surrounding Wolf-Rayet Star 18

Posted November 9, 202200:03:42

In today's image, we see Wolf-Rayet star 18 and its surrounding nebula. The nebula is asymmetric - brighter to the upper right and fainter to the lower...

2022 November 08 - Galaxies: Wild's Triplet from Hubble

Posted November 8, 202200:03:41

In today's image, we see Wild's Triplet which contains three spiral galaxies which appear to be interacting with each other. However, it has been found...

2022 November 07 - A Total Lunar Eclipse Over Tajikistan

Posted November 7, 202200:03:56

In today's image, we see a video showing a total lunar eclipse which was visible from Tajikistan in 2011. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes...

2022 November 06 - Dark Ball in Inverted Starfield

Posted November 6, 202200:04:23

In today's image, we see our Sun in an image taken in the light of hydrogen, converted to black and white and then inverted to give a negative image....

2022 November 05 - Lunar Eclipse at the South Pole

Posted November 5, 202200:03:47

In today's image, we see a lunar eclipse as observed at the South Pole telescopes from May of this year. In the deepest part of the eclipse, the Moon...